Chael Sonnen - Fifteeen Minutes of Fame!!!

Chael Sonnen pretty much admits that he doens't have the stand up skill that Anderson Silva has. He also admists that he has to drop Silva on his back to win this fight. When asked directly what he would do if Anderson Silva starts dancing or "clowning" around in the ring, what he would do and he says he has no plan. He's not sure. We'll you'd better anticipate every angle if you're gonna fight a guy who uses unorthodox setups to knock your ass out. He's not clowning around, he's making you believe that he's dropping his guard so you rush in and then next thing you know you're asleep.

Don't thing for a minute that this is a joke or a game for him. He's smart enough to know what he's doing and it's worked flawlessly several times. It's part of his style, not just play time.

One thing that I have to say is, he's in for a rude awakening. He might have what he thinks is a winning attitude, but he's got a piss poor attitude when it comes to respect and respecting other fighters in the game that have earned their ranks. Silva "clowns" becauase he can. Not because he's entertainining. If you ran through your oponents like he has done, you'd have to add some flare to your fights too.

Don't get me wrong, Chael appears to be an intelligent person, but that does not stop the Spider. Strategy and intelligence play a huge roll in a fight, but in his case it's more errogance and disresepect that he's displaying than true intelligence and understanding.

What he is engaging in is a war, best case. Worst case, he's been talking shit for quite a while and he gets shut up real quick and looks like a fool. No matter how you look at it, he'll be the one on the floor tapping or napping at the end. He's getting his fifteen minutes of fame bashing the Nog brothers, Silva, and the country of Brazil.

Personally I'd like to see Chael get put in a position where he has to stand with Silva where Silva is really comfortable. He're he'll lose the fight for sure. However, Silva can choke your ass out wit the quickness. Chael seems to thing that he can drop him to his back with his wrestling, but I don't see it. Silva will defend the take down expecting that Chael will want to go to the ground.

I dobut he'll get him on his back and if he does, I don't think he he's going to be able to handle Silva's ground game the way he thinks he can. I think Chael is simply shit talking and he's gonna come into this fight over-confident and make a real quick mistake. He'll either get knocked out or submitted on his own mistake.

Anone who has studied martial arts and has engaged in any sort of martial arts training, knows to put up and shut up. Before a Jiu Jitsu match you don't shit talk and then fight, you fight and if you destroy your opponent then you earn your bragging rights. It's bad for the sport, just shut your face and fight. Talk some smack if you want, but you don't have to go on and on and on. You look like a fool. Now go and lose and see what you look like after you've talked your talk and weeble wobbled your way through the walking.

I say Chael Sonnen under estimates Anderson Silva, lasts the first round, but gets knocked out or triangled in the second.

~ Shane